Cost of Living Comparison Between Brazil and Malaysia Cost of Living Comparison Between Brazil and Malaysia

Name: Malaysia
Address: MY

🙂 Solo nomad: Brazil is 10.5% cheaper than Malaysia without rent, and 7.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Brazil is 4.7% cheaper than Malaysia without rent, and 5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.31 R$29.48

$3.49 MYR 14.72

52.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.19 R$162

$23.21 MYR 97.9

25.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.29 R$34.91

$4.73 MYR 19.96

32.98%

Cappuccino

$1.76 R$9.79

$2.71 MYR 11.43

-35.06%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 R$6

$0.79 MYR 3.33

36.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 R$4.02

$0.43 MYR 1.81

67.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.84 R$10.21

$3.6 MYR 15.19

-48.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 R$15.16

$4.65 MYR 19.61

-41.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 R$5.32

$1.85 MYR 7.81

-48.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.48 R$8.2

$1.01 MYR 4.26

46.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 R$6.5

$1.4 MYR 5.88

-16.43%

Eggs

$2.12 R$11.79

$2.07 MYR 8.74

2.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.41 R$46.69

$13.84 MYR 58.4

-39.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.82 R$21.18

$3.96 MYR 16.7

-3.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.55 R$41.89

$8.38 MYR 35.34

-9.90%

Apples (1kg)

$2.15 R$11.94

$2.9 MYR 12.23

-25.86%

Banana (1kg)

$1.28 R$7.09

$1.42 MYR 6

-9.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.13 R$6.27

$2.58 MYR 10.88

-56.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.48 R$8.22

$1.53 MYR 6.45

-3.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.17 R$6.49

$1.09 MYR 4.59

7.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.1 R$6.1

$1.19 MYR 5.03

-7.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.75 R$4.14

$1.09 MYR 4.59

-31.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.7 R$3.9

$0.54 MYR 2.29

29.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.1 R$11.63

$4.28 MYR 18.06

-50.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.4 R$41.05

$18.12 MYR 76.4

-59.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 R$6.55

$2.81 MYR 11.83

-58.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 R$12.48

$3.67 MYR 15.47

-38.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.93 R$5.18

$0.68 MYR 2.85

36.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.29 R$229

$11.97 MYR 50.5

244.95%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 R$5.83

$1.16 MYR 4.9

-9.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.83 R$4.59

$0.75 MYR 3.16

10.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.14 R$39.63

$4.9 MYR 20.67

45.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 R$6.08

$0.49 MYR 2.08

122.45%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$22K R$121.8K

$39.3K MYR 165.8K

-44.15%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.4K R$151.8K

$31K MYR 130.8K

-11.81%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$69.6 R$386

$51.1 MYR 215

36.25%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.69 R$76

$10.1 MYR 42.57

35.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.72 R$104

$26.48 MYR 112

-29.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.75 R$126

$35.9 MYR 151

-36.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.18 R$123

$6.63 MYR 27.98

234.54%

Cinema Ticket

$6.15 R$34.12

$4.63 MYR 19.52

32.83%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$281 R$1,562

$180 MYR 758

56.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,377 R$40.9K

$6,794 MYR 28.6K

8.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.73 R$271

$61.2 MYR 258

-20.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.91 R$233

$33.88 MYR 143

23.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75 R$416

$75.1 MYR 317

-0.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.4 R$341

$65.5 MYR 276

-6.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$332 R$1,844

$401 MYR 1,691

-17.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$229 R$1,273

$266 MYR 1,122

-13.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$638 R$3,540

$715 MYR 3,017

-10.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$448 R$2,484

$456 MYR 1,922

-1.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,689 R$9,376

$2,049 MYR 8,640

-17.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,176 R$6,527

$1,222 MYR 5,154

-3.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$481 R$2,672

$895 MYR 3,775

-46.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.16

4.2

165.71%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Brazil: October 29, 2025

Last update for Malaysia: October 29, 2025

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